Dödölle is a traditional Hungarian potato dish — something like rustic, pan‑fried potato dumplings. It’s made from mashed potatoes mixed with flour, shaped with a spoon, and fried with onions until the outside becomes golden and crispy. It’s hearty, simple, and usually served with sour cream or alongside meat stews like pörkölt. Other local names are: gánica (Zala, Vas), dödő (Őrség), zsámiska (Palócföld), görhe/görhő (Somogy).
… and here is the recipe.
Ingredients (4 servings)
Instructions
1. Cook the potatoes
2. Mash and thicken
3. Prepare the onions
4. Shape the dödölle
5. Fry until golden
6. Serve
| rustic | rusztikus |
| pan-fried | serpenyőben sütött |
| potato dumpling | krumplinudli / krumpligombóc |
| to shape | formázni |
| crispy | ropogós |
| hearty | tartalmas |
| to depend on | függ vmitől |
| finely chopped | finomra vágott |
| lard | zsír |
| chunks | darabok |
| vigorously | erőteljesen |
| exterior | külső |